Deterioration of bridge infrastructure is a serious concern to transport and government
agencies as it declines serviceability and reliability of bridges and jeopardizes public safety …

Abstract In recent years, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been increasingly used for
bridge inspection. Although UAVs are expected to automate the whole bridge inspection …

This paper compares the performance of common edge detectors and deep convolutional
neural networks (DCNN) for image-based crack detection in concrete structures. A dataset of …

In the current modern era of information and technology, emerging remote advancements
have been widely established for detailed virtual inspections and assessments of …

Transportation assets represent a critical element of public infrastructures, and bridge
networks are an essential part of these assets. A system that includes several tools for …

Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAV) constitute a rapidly evolving technology field that is
becoming more accessible and capable of supplementing, expanding, and even replacing …

Consumer-grade Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are poorly suited to monitor complex
scenes where multiple analysis tasks need to be carried out in real-time and in parallel to …

Ports play a significant role in the economic and social activities of the areas they serve.
However, the adverse effects of the harsh and highly corrosive environments that ports …

Bridges and tunnels are large and complex structures that demand periodic inspections to
assess their physical conditions. Although both have different designs and constructions …

Inspection agencies have been increasingly implementing unmanned aerial systems (UAS)
for bridge inspections. Currently, UAS are typically used for long-range monitoring and …